Mainframe Hardware Test Engineer Intern

IBM; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

IBM is seeking a Hardware Test Engineer intern in our Z Engineering System Test organization in the New York area. You will test and support hardware and firmware, collaborating with firmware and systems teams to ensure robust hardware-software integration.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a degree in engineering with hands-on testing, debugging, and documentation skills, plus strong communication. This internship provides exposure to cutting-edge IBM Z hardware and lab environments.

Qualifications

• Fundamental education in hardware, software, or testing.
• Strong communication skills.
• Passion to pursue a career path in engineering.
• Growth minded, trusted, team focused, courageous, resourceful, and outcome focused.
• Python coding and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Assist testing of mainframe hardware components (processors, memory, I/O).
• Collaborate with firmware and systems teams for hardware-software integration.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware issues via testing, debugging, and failure analysis.
• Support lab testing: bring-up, functional verification, environmental testing.
• Demonstrated testing and communication skills.
• Contribute to documentation for procedures and tests.

Skills

Python scripting

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

IBM is seeking a Hardware Test Engineer intern in our Z Engineering System Test organization in the New York area. You will test and support hardware and firmware, collaborating with firmware and systems teams to ensure robust hardware-software integration.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a degree in engineering with hands-on testing, debugging, and documentation skills, plus strong communication. This internship provides exposure to cutting-edge IBM Z hardware and lab environments.